Integrated Camden Alcohol Service

Tender description

The London Borough of Camden ("The Authority") intends to award a short term contract to its incumbent provider to deliver an integrated alcohol service in Camden. This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice is being published to inform the market. Lot 1: This Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice is to provide notice of The Authority's intention to award a short term contract to its incumbent provider to deliver the Integrated Camden Alcohol Service in Camden. The contract will have a term of 12 months from 1st April 2022. The service was originally commissioned in 2015 with an initial contract term of three years with four one-year extension options. The final extension option ends on 31st March 2022. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic it has not been possible to undertake the planned procurement process for this and the other substance misuse contracts. However, the tender is now planned for Summer 2022, therefore an interim 12 month contract is being put in place to start on or around 1st April 2022 whilst the tender is undertaken. The Integrated Camden Alcohol Service offers a range of evidence based interventions, harm reduction and prevention strategies to improve health and wellbeing as part of a holistic treatment offer and to support sustained recovery. This includes working with individuals, their families and where appropriate other local specialist services. The service includes the delivery of the assertive alcohol outreach team, access to community detox and appropriate prescribing across Camden based on the requirements as set out in the service specification.